Deceleration continues in 2016 | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. the second fastest in the EU GDP growth was above average in 2015 as well however it lagged behind the results of the majority of Hungary s competitors in the CEE region due to the slowdown in the economy In 2016 the gap will open further in the 11 countries of the region only the Croatian Bulgarian and Slovenian GDP growth rates will be lower than the Hungarian one You can download the forecast from here More information Categories National Economy Tags economic policy GDP inflation national economy Post navigation Previous Previous post GKI Economic Sentiment Index started high Next Next post A survey on GKI Economic Research Co s website and the quality of its analyses January 2016 You can reach the analyses here Economic sentiment index dissemination calendar Forecast for 2015 and 2016 2015 2016 GDP 2 7 2 3 Industry 7 0 5 0 Investment 0 5 0 Gross earnings 4 4 7 Inflation 0 1 0 8 You can reach the forecast here Newsletter Sign up here for our latest news Graph of the month Ask a question Please submit your question or tell us your opinion RSS FEED Focus GKI GROUP GKI Health Care Research

National Economy | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. were near their 2015 peak in the business sector and near their 2014 peak among consumers Read More Categories National Economy Tags construction economic trend industry retail trade In December the GKI consumer confidence index reached its peak this year Posted on 2015 December 20 2015 December 20 In December the GKI Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects remained essentially unchanged 2015 was characterized by optimism and monthly fluctuations were quite modest According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI with the support of the EU in December expectations were also unchanged in the business sector whereas they reached their peak this year among consumers after a slight improvement Read More Categories National Economy Tags economic expectations industry trade Forecasts of GKI for 2015 2016 Posted on 2015 December 10 2015 December 10 I n accordance with the forecast of GKI following a temporary rapid GDP growth in 2014 the dynamics of the Hungarian economy set to decelerate in 2015 GDP grew by 3 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 by 2 7 per cent in the second one and by 2 4 per cent in the third one In the next quarters GDP is likely to increase only by about 2 per cent GKI forecasts Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 3 per cent in 2016 Following its stagnation in 2015 investments will drop next year by 5 per cent However consumption will expand at a rate close to that of GDP slightly lagging behind it in 2015 and slightly exceeding it in 2016 around 2 5 per cent Export surplus increased spectacularly in 2015 It will rise more slowly in 2016 External and internal equilibria are likely to develop favourably both in 2015 and 2016 Nevertheless due to among others the unpredictability of economic policy Hungary s upgrading by international credit rating agencies is still some time ahead The extra room of manoeuvring of banks resulting from the reduction of bank tax is diminished by the more active intervention of the National Bank of Hungary No turnaround can be expected in the outflow of capital or labour due to the lack of perspectives The deterioration of public services will continue Read More Categories National Economy Tags current account balance forecast GDP industry No progress without investments Posted on 2015 November 29 2015 November 29 Acco rding to the forecast of GKI following a temporary rapid GDP growth in 2014 the dynamics of the Hungarian economy set to decelerate in 2015 GDP grew by 3 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 by 2 7 per cent in the second one and by 2 3 per cent in the third one In the next quarters GDP is likely to increase by about 2 per cent GKI forecasts Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 per cent in 2016 External and internal equilibria are

Economic Policy | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. per cent in the third one In the next quarters GDP is likely to increase by about 2 per cent GKI forecasts Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 per cent in 2016 External and internal equilibria are likely to develop favourably Nevertheless due to the deficiencies of economic policy in general and that of the government policy vis à vis banks in particular Hungary s upgrading by international credit rating agencies is still some time ahead Read More Categories National Economy Tags deficit of the general government economic policy forecast GDP inflation unemployment Slowdown started Posted on 2015 August 30 2015 October 20 GKI Economic Research Co predicts that the slowdown of the Hungarian economy started in the second quarter of 2015 will continue After 3 6 per cent in 2014 the growth rate of the GDP will be 2 7 per cent in 2015 and around 2 per cent next year mainly due to the stagnation or decline of investments In addition uncertainties are increasing in the world economy as well In the second quarter of 2015 both the general government deficit and the government debt increased However the external balance was favourable and deflation terminated Read More Categories National Economy Tags deficit of the general government economic policy forecast GDP inflation unemployment Way out of the dead end Posted on 2012 January 18 Hungary is facing a financial and solvency crisis for the third time in the past six years The exchange rate of the forint is weakening interest rates are rising and government securities can hardly be sold or can be done so at horribly high yields The causes of the three cases are different Read More Categories National Economy Tags economic growth economic policy Forecast until

GDP | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 3 per cent in 2016 Following its stagnation in 2015 investments will drop next year by 5 per cent However consumption will expand at a rate close to that of GDP slightly lagging behind it in 2015 and slightly exceeding it in 2016 around 2 5 per cent Export surplus increased spectacularly in 2015 It will rise more slowly in 2016 External and internal equilibria are likely to develop favourably both in 2015 and 2016 Nevertheless due to among others the unpredictability of economic policy Hungary s upgrading by international credit rating agencies is still some time ahead The extra room of manoeuvring of banks resulting from the reduction of bank tax is diminished by the more active intervention of the National Bank of Hungary No turnaround can be expected in the outflow of capital or labour due to the lack of perspectives The deterioration of public services will continue Read More Categories National Economy Tags current account balance forecast GDP industry No progress without investments Posted on 2015 November 29 2015 November 29 Acco rding to the forecast of GKI following a temporary rapid GDP growth in 2014 the dynamics of the Hungarian economy set to decelerate in 2015 GDP grew by 3 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 by 2 7 per cent in the second one and by 2 3 per cent in the third one In the next quarters GDP is likely to increase by about 2 per cent GKI forecasts Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 per cent in 2016 External and internal equilibria are likely to develop favourably Nevertheless due to the deficiencies of economic policy in general and that of the government policy vis à vis banks in particular Hungary s upgrading by international credit rating agencies is still some time ahead Read More Categories National Economy Tags deficit of the general government economic policy forecast GDP inflation unemployment Slowdown continues Posted on 2015 November 1 According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co the slowdown of the Hungarian economy that started in the second quarter of 2015 will continue The 3 6 per cent growth rate in first quarter was followed by only 2 7 per cent in the second quarter and summer data suggest a further deceleration After 3 6 per cent in 2014 the GDP growth rate will be 2 7 per cent in 2015 and around 2 per cent next year mainly due to the stagnation of investments in 2015 and their decline in 2016 However internal and external equilibria will be favourable Read More Categories National Economy Tags budget earnings economic growth external balance forecast GDP Slowdown started Posted on 2015 August 30 2015 October 20 GKI Economic Research Co predicts that the slowdown of the Hungarian economy started in the second quarter of 2015 will continue After

Inflation | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. economic policy GDP inflation national economy No progress without investments Posted on 2015 November 29 2015 November 29 Acco rding to the forecast of GKI following a temporary rapid GDP growth in 2014 the dynamics of the Hungarian economy set to decelerate in 2015 GDP grew by 3 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 by 2 7 per cent in the second one and by 2 3 per cent in the third one In the next quarters GDP is likely to increase by about 2 per cent GKI forecasts Hungary s GDP to grow by 2 7 per cent in 2015 and by about 2 per cent in 2016 External and internal equilibria are likely to develop favourably Nevertheless due to the deficiencies of economic policy in general and that of the government policy vis à vis banks in particular Hungary s upgrading by international credit rating agencies is still some time ahead Read More Categories National Economy Tags deficit of the general government economic policy forecast GDP inflation unemployment Slowdown started Posted on 2015 August 30 2015 October 20 GKI Economic Research Co predicts that the slowdown of the Hungarian economy started in the second quarter of 2015 will continue After 3 6 per cent in 2014 the growth rate of the GDP will be 2 7 per cent in 2015 and around 2 per cent next year mainly due to the stagnation or decline of investments In addition uncertainties are increasing in the world economy as well In the second quarter of 2015 both the general government deficit and the government debt increased However the external balance was favourable and deflation terminated Read More Categories National Economy Tags deficit of the general government economic policy forecast GDP inflation unemployment You can reach the analyses here

National Economy | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. on 2016 January 31 After a num ber of weak years the development of the Hungarian economy in 2014 was the second fastest in the EU GDP growth was above average in 2015 as well however it lagged behind the results of the majority of Hungary s competitors in the CEE region due to the slowdown in the economy In 2016 the gap will open further in the 11 countries of the region only the Croatian Bulgarian and Slovenian GDP growth rates will be lower than the Hungarian one Read More Categories National Economy Tags economic policy GDP inflation national economy You can reach the analyses here Economic sentiment index dissemination calendar Forecast for 2015 and 2016 2015 2016 GDP 2 7 2 3 Industry 7 0 5 0 Investment 0 5 0 Gross earnings 4 4 7 Inflation 0 1 0 8 You can reach the forecast here Newsletter Sign up here for our latest news Graph of the month Ask a question Please submit your question or tell us your opinion RSS FEED Focus GKI GROUP GKI Health Care Research Institute Ltd GKI Energy Research and Consulting Ltd GKI Consulting Ltd ABOUT GKI Economic Research Co H 1092

GKI Economic Sentiment Index started high | | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. for seasonal effects started at a high level in Janu ary 2016 not seen for almost one and a half years According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI www gki hu with the support of the EU expectations were near their 2015 peak in the business sector and near their 2014 peak among consumers You can download the report from here You can download the survey data in Excel 2007 format from here You can reach the archive of survey summaries here Categories National Economy Tags construction economic trend industry retail trade Post navigation Previous Previous post In December the GKI consumer confidence index reached its peak this year Next Next post Deceleration continues in 2016 You can reach the analyses here Economic sentiment index dissemination calendar Forecast for 2015 and 2016 2015 2016 GDP 2 7 2 3 Industry 7 0 5 0 Investment 0 5 0 Gross earnings 4 4 7 Inflation 0 1 0 8 You can reach the forecast here Newsletter Sign up here for our latest news Graph of the month Ask a question Please submit your question or tell us your opinion RSS FEED Focus GKI GROUP GKI Health Care Research Institute Ltd